diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
index 962e4c304076..eed9516e25e1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vsp1/vsp1_drv.c
@@ -571,7 +571,13 @@ static int __maybe_unused vsp1_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct vsp1_device *vsp1 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	vsp1_pipelines_suspend(vsp1);
+	/*
+	 * When used as part of a display pipeline, the VSP is stopped and
+	 * restarted explicitly by the DU.
+	 */
+	if (!vsp1->drm)
+		vsp1_pipelines_suspend(vsp1);
+
 	pm_runtime_force_suspend(vsp1->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -582,7 +588,13 @@ static int __maybe_unused vsp1_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct vsp1_device *vsp1 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	pm_runtime_force_resume(vsp1->dev);
-	vsp1_pipelines_resume(vsp1);
+
+	/*
+	 * When used as part of a display pipeline, the VSP is stopped and
+	 * restarted explicitly by the DU.
+	 */
+	if (!vsp1->drm)
+		vsp1_pipelines_resume(vsp1);
 
 	return 0;
 }